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A review by julesbarthe10
Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Heartwarming, deeply moving, inspirational, and light hearted while still discussing some very hard subjects. So far both books i have read by this author have touched me deeply and made me have hope for any preteens/adults who also read the deeper messages in his books.
Wallace was not a great person, his life revolved around his job as a lawyer and getting business done each day. He spent his most of his adult life being strict on rules and having no leeway. When Wallace dies of a heart attack and his reaper Mae comes to retrieve him he is very unaccepting to the fact he is indeed dead and there is no turning back from that. Mae brings Wallace to the way station for souls (a cute little tea shop) run by Hugo the ferryman. Hugo and Mae are humans and alive who help souls carry over who struggle with accepting their death. Wallace must now face all the things he will miss, all the things he should/shouldn't have done, all the wrongs he cant make right, and he must find his own closure so that he may move on. The "manager", an almighty being who trains the ferrymen and reapers, tells Wallace he has become a distraction to Hugo and Mae and gives Wallace a week deadline before he will be forced to go through the door to carry over. What all has Wallace learned and what will he due with his time left, especially when he has grown so found of Hugo and Mae and also the Hugo's ghost grandpa and service dog?
Wallace was not a great person, his life revolved around his job as a lawyer and getting business done each day. He spent his most of his adult life being strict on rules and having no leeway. When Wallace dies of a heart attack and his reaper Mae comes to retrieve him he is very unaccepting to the fact he is indeed dead and there is no turning back from that. Mae brings Wallace to the way station for souls (a cute little tea shop) run by Hugo the ferryman. Hugo and Mae are humans and alive who help souls carry over who struggle with accepting their death. Wallace must now face all the things he will miss, all the things he should/shouldn't have done, all the wrongs he cant make right, and he must find his own closure so that he may move on. The "manager", an almighty being who trains the ferrymen and reapers, tells Wallace he has become a distraction to Hugo and Mae and gives Wallace a week deadline before he will be forced to go through the door to carry over. What all has Wallace learned and what will he due with his time left, especially when he has grown so found of Hugo and Mae and also the Hugo's ghost grandpa and service dog?
Content Warnings
Minor: Suicide, Terminal illness, Animal death, Murder, and Death